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Former Trump Aide Condemns GOP’s Racist Online Culture

10/17/2025

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White House communications director for Donald Trump, criticized the GOP's dark underbelly exposed by a Young Republicans chat.
The chat included racist, sexist, anti-Semitic comments and rape jokes.
Griffin said lonely, primarily white men are being radicalized online, reflecting a past College Republican National Committee (CRNC) culture she recalls.
She urged leaders to address hate normalization and the crisis among young men lacking community and empathy.

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Alyssa Farah Griffin, former White House communications director for Donald Trump, criticized the GOP's dark underbelly exposed by a Young Republicans chat.
The chat included racist, sexist, anti-Semitic comments and rape jokes.
Griffin said lonely, primarily white men are being radicalized online, reflecting a past College Republican National Committee (CRNC) culture she recalls.
She urged leaders to address hate normalization and the crisis among young men lacking community and empathy.